Megapenthes
(
Μεγαπένθης).
1. A son of Proetus, was king of Argos, and father of Anaxagoras and Iphianeira. (
Paus. 2.18.4;
Diod. 4.68.)
He exchanged his dominion for that of Perseus, so that the latter received Tiryns instead of Argos. (
Apollod. 2.4.4;
Paus. 2.16.3.)
He is said to have afterwards slain Perseus. (
Hyg. Fab. 244.)